The Centers for Disease Control has determined that the 4-year-old New Jersey boy who died at home last week had enterovirus. It’s still not clear if the respiratory illness played a direct role or was a contributing factor in his death, however, state health officials say.
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Researchers observe a particle that is its own antiparticle
Back in 1937, an Italian physicist predicted the existence of a single, stable particle that could be both matter and antimatter. Nearly 80 years later, a Princeton University research team has actually found it.
Read More »Three dead in shootings in small Alberta village, RCMP
Three people are dead after shootings 250 kilometers southeast of Edmonton near the village of Consort.
Read More »Meteor photobombs Quebec weather report (Video)
Experts say a mysterious ball of light over Montreal last night was not a meteor, raising questions about what that ball of light could be.
Read More »Alan Henning : British hostage beheaded
An Internet video released Friday purports to show a fighter for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) beheading British hostage Alan Henning.
Read More »Hong Kong Protesters Cancel Talks With Government (Video)
Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong canceled talks with the government on electoral reforms after mobs of people tried to drive them from the streets they have occupied for a week. The Hong Kong Federation of Students, one of the groups leading the protests that swelled to the tens of thousands earlier this week, said they saw no choice but to …
Read More »Calgary police say drug bust nets $500K of marijuana
Two people are facing drug charges after police seized about 120 pounds of marijuana, that was being transported to Alberta from B.C., from two vehicles in a northwest parking lot.
Read More »Canada Joins US and UK in airstrikes Against ISIS in Iraq, Report
Canada plans to launch airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq following a U.S. request, a senior government official said. Prime Minister Stephen Harper was set to announce details later Friday.
Read More »9 Peacekeepers Killed in Northern Mali, UN says
9 United Nations peacekeepers were killed Friday in an ambush in northeastern Mali, a spokesman for the U.N. mission in the West African country said.
Read More »Researchers reveal how curiosity changes our brains
Being curious about something actually changes the way the brain behaves, preparing it to learn something new. In fact, a piqued interest doesn’t just ready the brain for the immediately relevant learning material, but also enable our brains to better absorb incidental information too.
Read More »Jahi McMath’s brain-death ruling back in court (Video)
The family of 13-year-old Jahi McMath is fighting to challenge a California court decision ruling her deceased due to brain death. The family’s attorney, Christopher Dolan, has recently stated that McMath is showing signs that she has regained consciousness.
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